What the Abandoned Trolley Terminal on the Lower East Side Looks Like Now

Remember "the Low Line" -- the proposal to make the 60,000 currently unused square feet of the abandoned trolley terminal on the Lower East Side, under Delancey Street, into something called The Delancey Underground? James Ramsey and Dan Barasch came up with the plan to create a green space there utilizing solar technology, and got a lot of press about it in September. Then, just before Thanksgiving,

to show the public what it currently looks like and put out a call for proposals for what it might be.

This is a rare chance to explore a part of the city you likely wouldn't otherwise get to see -- even if it is just via your computer.

As for what this means for the likelihood of a Delancey Underground, Ramsey told us back in September, of the space: "The MTA holds the master lease; the space is owned by the city. They're open to [the idea]. They're legally bound to be open to every possibility. There have been a couple news stories recently citing the possibility of a big-box store there -- the community board would probably vote that down, but the MTA has to consider it."